Tom LaGrua

Dorothy begs Blanche to go out with her ex-husband, Stan, but becomes jealous when the couple hits it off; Sophia and Rose begin selling sandwiches on the Boardwalk but inadvertently make an enemy of another vendor.

Dorothy decides to do something with her life by signing up for a comedy spot at the Comedy Barrel, but Sophia is unimpressed; Blanche is having tax problems, but decides it's nothing that a négligée won't put right.

While on a ride-along with paramedics, Carter drives the ambulance through a riot to get back to the hospital and accidentally hits a teenage boy. Jeanie is pursued by both Reggie and Dr. Baker. Lucy struggles to convince an Asian family that they should tell the grandmother that she has a fatal tumor. Hathaway decides not to leave with Ross even though she's pregnant. She also keeps her pregnancy a secret from him. Weaver treats a celebrity wrestler. A paramedic dies from a gunshot wound, and Carter thinks the bullet was meant for him. Kubby awakens from a coma and admits she stabbed herself. But Mobalage, who was tortured in his native country of Nigeria, awaits a deportation hearing for forging his visa.

A comedy of errors kicks in when Jerry is frustrated in his attempts to squeeze in two comedy appearances on opposite sides of town while shadowed by a pesky fellow comedian.

As the holidays approach, Cory discovers that the spirit of giving is more important than material presents when he helps Shawn during financial hard times.

Peg checks Al's horoscope and insists he's due for a stroke of good luck. But when good things actually start happening, Al gets a shrinking feeling that his luck won't last.